Tag Archives: benchmarking

A Great Source of Recent Sales Data by Retail Category

Posted on February 16, 2014 by bermanevansretail

Looking to track month-to-month changes in retail sales by retail category? Then, take a look at the Retail Owners Institute Web site. The Retail Owners Institute Web site offers free data (in chart form) on the most recent six month … Continue reading →

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Benchmarking: It’s Essential to Compare Performance by Store Category

Posted on October 4, 2012 by bermanevansretail

As we noted in May, the Retail Owners Institute provides a number of measures of financial peformance for 55 different sectors of retailing. Here is why this topic is so important: “How can these benchmark numbers be used? First, for perspective.  … Continue reading →

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